We built this city 
We built this city 
We built this city 
We built this city on rock (rock, rock)~~~ 
We built this city 
On these blocks we hustle 
We built this city on rock 
On rock We built this city 
Turn bricks to whips 
We built this city on rock and roll 
We built this city 
In the midst of the struggle 
On rock We built this city 
From bottom to top 
We built this city on rock and roll 
Through the agony pain diplomatic we reign {
Jim Jones} 
A yo my DI
PSET Taliban 
We on these streets like the wars on the streets in 
Afghanistan better yet of 
Pakistan To 
America, Harlem’s 
Al Qaeda any problem 
I’ll spray ya not the star or the mayor 
But in this 50 block radius, lets get the rock and shave this sh** or get the glock and blaze this sh** 
Bit**** get the cock and savor it 
They say Jim 
Jones the 
Capo my favorite (Fu****s. Let’s get it right, sh**) 
Here’s some of the sh** my city wasn’t built up over 
Drugs, money, some sh** you’ll get killed up over 
Slumped on ya wheel straight tilted over 
Trust me dogs, i've seen it in plural 
N****z wasted , then painted and seen on a mural 
In this apple of mine is rotten, dill 
Yap up ya shines, clock shot that’ll crack up ya mind 
Cop rocks and cook that crack up to dimes 
New York City the capital of crime 
We built this city 
From the packin and stackin’ 
We built this city on rock 
On rock We built this city 
From the scramblin’ and gamblin’ 
We built this city on rock and roll 
We built this city 
From the packin’ and stackin’ 
We built this city on rock 
On rock We built this city 
From the scramblin’ and gamblin’, blamin’ the cannon at ya face mutha 
We built this city on rock and roll (Santana the Great) {
Juelz Santana} 
Yo, Now once again it’s 
Santana the 
Great I built this city on hammers and weight 
Gasoline rope, bandanas and tape 
Lots of fiends, lots of coke being handed away 
You know the usual 
Shut em’ down, set up shop, how we usually do 
Cut em’ down, dead the block, man we movin’ through 
Diplomats is the strongest force 
On and off the court we ball its more than sport (Muthaf****. It’s Santana n**** come on) 
We built this city from ground zero the spittin’ the pound zero 
Brown pistol at cha get down kiko 
Yeah this is from the ground up 
N**** So get ya weight and ya pounds up n**** 
Cuz’ when it’s beef my homies mound up quicker, 
Spit the pound much quicker, lay you down much quicker 
You never been approached by golden eagles 
Vultures that’ll scope and feed you, no corpse, just leave you~~ (Sh** you know) 
We built this city 
On blood sweat and tears 
We built this city on rock 
On rock We built this city 
We gon’ make it to the top 
We built this city on rock and roll 
We built this city 
Through blood, swear and tears 
We built this city on rock 
On rock We built this city 
Blood sweat and tears 
We built this city 
Through the trials and tribulations we gon’ make it through the years come on {
Hell Rell} 
It’s like what 
I wouldn’t do for a buck 
My enemies can’t rest in piece 
Jones we shoot they funerals up 
New gangsta’s in the city b**** ring the alarm 
All you hoes bow down kiss the ring of a don 
It’s about to get real big playa, humunguos 
Stack money so long, till it grew fungus 
We was gon’ let you live unitl you through punches 
Now it’s got to get critical and we got to get rid of you 
And we the most talked about, the most popular 
We live by the code we the 
DIPSET Mafia 
You never know who’s watchin’ ya 
You never know who’s plottin’ to pop at cha 
We focus like a pair of binoculars 
Im bout to get gritty. 
M5, CLKs garage look like alphabet city 
And I’m a hustla, 
I put cracks in communities, 
Cops can’t touch me, got 
Diplomatic 
Immunity Now drop em’, guaranteed a million shipped and scanned 
If not back to the block, strips and grams 
Cam If not get wit 
Cam I got clips that lift the vans. 
Flip it fam 
Sh** they can kick the can 
This cat think he sling cause he gotta pinky ring 
Rinky dink diamonds they don’t even make ya pinky bling (We built this city) 
And now I’m gon’ kill the city (We built this city) 
Crib for 50, yeah 
I’m actin’ real sadity (We built this city) 
Cause I collect mills in 50 (We built this city on rock) 
For real it’s pretty and ya’ll gon feel the pity 
We built this city 
On blood sweat and tears 
We built this city on rock 
On rock We built this city 
We gon’ make it to the top 
We built this city on rock and roll 
We built this city 
On blood, swear and tears 
We built this city on rock 
On rock We built this city 
Blood sweat and tears 
We built this city 
Through the trials and tribulations we gon’ make it through the years come on 
We built this city 
On these blocks we hustle 
We built this city on rock 
On rock We built this city 
Turn bricks to whips 
We built this city on rock and roll 
We built this city 
In the mist of the struggle 
On rock We built this city 
From bottom to top 
We built this city on rock and roll 
Through the agony pain diplomatic we reign 
We built this city 
We built this city on rock 
We built this city 
We built this city on rock and roll 
We built this city 
We built this city on rock 
We built this city 
We built this city on rock and roll